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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-34

If the person who has lost the bill of exchange, whether accepted or not, is unable to represent any following, he may request payment of the lost bill of exchange and obtain it by the judge's order b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-16

For permanent points for the withdrawal by customers of retail purchases mentioned in Article L. 752-3, authorisation is granted per supply lane and per square metre of floor space, whether built-up o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 656

Transfers by death are registered with the tax department of the deceased's domicile regardless of the location of the movable or immovable assets to be declared. Inheritance declarations of persons n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 D

In addition to the chairman, the commission includes four representatives of the taxpayers appointed by the chambers of agriculture with jurisdiction in the administrative court and three representati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures

Article 1849

The annulment or reduction of the disputed taxation shall automatically result in the total or proportional allocation as non-valesurs of the cost of the legal proceedings served on the claimant as we…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-13

The local authorities are especially responsible for maintaining the enforcement of laws and regulations that prohibit unauthorised exhumations and for preventing any disorder being committed in buria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7125-30

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana shall be affiliated to the supplementary pension scheme instituted for the benefit of non-tenured public authority employees. Pensions paid pursuant to thi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-62

Within fifteen days of the settlement proposal being sent or delivered, the offender shall notify the mayor of his agreement to pay the sum requested or to carry out the unpaid work by returning a sig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R40-3

When the appeal provided for in the first paragraph of Article 149-3 is not exercised, the file of the criminal proceedings shall be returned, with a copy of the decision, to the court that issued the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-52

The sanitary facilities are located close to the artificial bathing area and beaches and are clearly signposted for bathers and non-bather companions. The type and minimum number of sanitary facilitie…

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